Beet-harvester.



No. 860,655. Mmmm-JULY 2s, 1907 M. GOODPBLLOW.

BIBET HARVESTER. l

APPLIGAT'ION PILD MAY 29, 1901.' Y

@Wina/ saco UNI-TED srafrns Pa-'rn MOOREGOODFELLOUOF SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF-TO J. DYE, OF

SPRINGFIELD, OHIO.

Bienal-HARVESTER.

' Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed May 2li, 1901. Serial No. 62,332.

:ententes July 23, 1907.

`To all 'whom 'it may concern: -Be it known that I, Moons GOODFELLow, a citizen of the United States, residing at Springiield, in the county of Clark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a'Beet-Harvester, of which the following is a specification. l

My invention relates to beet harvesters, and moreparticularly to pulling devices for such machines.

The object 0f the invention is to provide a pullerier an apparatus of this character whichl will effectually remove the beets from the ground,l pull them vertically without dragging them through the ground and will further elevate the beets in a vertical direction until they come Within the range of the elevating devices.

With these objects in Iview ,my invention consists of the construction hereinafter to be described, and then more fully pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying'drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view of a machine embodying my pullcrs, with the elevating devices removed: Fig. 2 is a side elevation of auch a machine; and Fig. 3 is a detail view of one of the pullers. I

In these drawings', the reference letter a represents the ground wheels mounted upon the lshaft a which, in turn, is carried by the frame b andl has pivoted thereto the auxiliary frame c, in which are journaled the vdownwardly and forwardly extending shafts c',

supported near their lower ends in the traine or bracket c, and provided at their upper ends with bevel gears l, meshing with bevel gears e3 on the shaft e2 which is driven through the pinion e4 mounted thereon and the gear a4 mounted on the shaft a.

Mounted on Ithe lower ends oi the shal'lse are the' other.4 lEach concis provided with a plurality of spiral ribsf2, the ribs 'on ,the two cones being rcversely arranged, and said ribs boing so constructed that they gradually increase in size from. the apex or base to the rear end ot each cone, bcingthcrcfore of minimum size -at thefront end and greatest at the rear end. As will be seen from Fig. 3 those ribs are so arranged that cach of them, as the con',I is revolving, will, when it comes intoliting position, vbe in a substantially horizontal plane. By reason of this construction I am. enabled to obtain a direct lifting action in pulling the beet from the soilzwithout crowding the beet forward. lilorcover,

`I have found in practice, that the spiral ribbed coni struction of 'the pulling cone passes more readily device will be obvious. The pulling concs u are ar` ranged at a proper angle to the ground by the adjustment of the auxiliary-frame c around its pivotal connection on the shaft'a and arc revolved in an inward and upward direction by means el the shafts e( and the bevel gearing connecting thex same to the shaft lf2. As the machine moves forward tho apexcs of the conos move throughthe groundon the oppositrI sides oi the row of beets, and, as the conc comes into contact with the sides of the beet, the spiral ribs on the cone take hold oi the'bcct and raise the same from the ground, the cones passing alongside oi the beet and retainingr their hold thereon by means oiv the gradually decreasing distance between the ribs on the two concs, thereby lifting the beet vertically without crowding the same forward through the ground. As the beet reaches the real of the cone and consequently its uppermost position, it comes into engagement with the lil'ting devices and is carried to the delivery conveyor.

Having thus fully described, my invention, what I claim as new and desirtx to secure by Letters Patent, is:- l y 1. I n :i beet harvester, a pair of oppositoly rolalin'; conc-shaped pullcrsA having spirals ribs thereon, the .spiral ribs of onefef lsaid pullei hrung wouu'd in a direction oppov site to [hat in which the ribsy l l` ilu: other pullci are wound. subslnntiulliv as dest ilwd. i

ll. In a beet huri'es a pair ot' opposilcly 'rotatingr conc-shaped pnllcrs having spiral ribs stai-[ing from the apex and gradually enlarging with the cones, the spiral ribsot one of said pullers being wound in a direction oppo site lo that in which thc ribs of the other puller are wound. substantially as described.

2l. .ln a beet: harvester. a pair ot opposlcly rotating cone-shaped pullcrs having spiral ribs starting from tht` apex gradually enlarging willi thi` cones and extending lo their bases, the spiral ribs of one ot' said pullerl being wound in :t direction opposite lo that in whichfihe ribsof the other puller arc-.wound substantially as' described.

4. ln :i beet harvester. cone lupcd pullcrs :tiranni-d with their axes inclined downward and forward and .spiral ribs formed thereon, which, on their lifting sides. extend sub stantialiy in a horizontal plane,'tlie spiral ribs ot' one ot' said pullcrs beine, wound in' a direction opposite lo that in which the ribs ol? the .other puller are wound. substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 16th day ol' May A. D. 1901.

M OGRE GOODFELLOW. 

